Student How-To Guides

The Camtasia Relay recorder can be downloaded onto any computer logged on to the CSUSM network.  Used with a webcam and microphone, Relay allows you to record and make available any program or presentation open on your desktop, along with your audio.  There's even a free app to turn your iPad2 or iPhone into a recorder!

Students purchase inexpensive held transmitters that work with classroom receivers to instantly record student opinions and answers to short questions, allowing you to quickly collect and display results, including graphs and charts. 

A rich set of software applications available to instructors and students via log in from on or off campus.

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) include a set of powerful and flexible tools that integrate computer technologies and databases to produce maps that lets you visualize relationships, patterns, and trends.

The easy-to-use customizable toolbar helps improve learning and comprehension. Access the support tools needed at school or home.

Every grad student that is preparing a project or a thesis will need to be familiar with the submission guidelines.  Here you can also find out information about deadlines, requirements, workshops and support.

Your thesis, project, or dissertation must be made ADA compliant. What does this mean? It means that the file will be accessible to screen readers and other assistive computer technologies. Find out more about ADA Compliance here.

This search index contains almost 6000 open courses from many universities (multilingual site). Used the Advanced course search or browse by language or source.  Results link to the original source where you can download materials.

Narrow your seah for open education materials  by Subject Area, Grade level, material type, media format and the conditions for use.

Compendium of free cultural and educational media including online courses, movies, ebooks and texts

TED talks (Technology, Education, Design) Over 900 informative video clips and a wide community of users. Watch online or download via iTunes.

3300 videos covers K-12 math ( great for review and remediation) and science topics such as biology, chemistry, and physics, and even reaches into finance and history. Each video is a digestible chunk, approximately 10 minutes long, and especially purposed for computer viewing.